A new credit card scam that uses technology and scare tactics may be hard for you to spot.
Here’s what we know about the scam:
- It’s called vishing.
- Scammers will email or call as if they were from your bank warning about fraudulent charges on your account.
- With technology they can change the area code and name on the caller ID so you think your local bank is calling.
Victims are asked for card numbers and security codes. The scammer will say they need to verify the fraud charges. But consumer watch groups said it’s a trick to get your information. “The bank should never ask for your credit card number or the security key on the back, they already have all of that information,” BBB’s Bonnie Bakin said. Bakin said if you get a call asking about fraud, hang up and call the bank yourself, that way you know you are talking to the right person.If you get any email warning of fraud, ignore it. Banks do not email about fraud charges.
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